Posted on November 18, 2008
Here's an excerpt from my new book, Saving The World At Work: Many employees spend their entire work life under artificial lights. This situation can affect their moods as well as their performance. A landmark 2003 study for the Environmental Protection Agency by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute found that natural light improves an employee's vision, function, and …
Posted on November 17, 2008
With the economy on the slide, layoffs and cutbacks loom over our days. If the corporate grim-reaper makes a visit to your cube this Winter, are you ready? Will you act like you 'saw it coming' or make a desperate fool out of yourself? It really comes down to the element of surprise. A few …
Posted on November 15, 2008
My good friend JB Hager showed me a YouTube video of Austin art dance-duo Ghostland Observatory. In short, they rock. They killed at Austin City Limits, and their new record is like Air meets The Killers with a dollup of NIN. They have one of the most exciting 2 person live shows in alt-club world. …
Posted on November 13, 2008
John Mackey's Conscious Capitalism conference/conclave was a magical event last week in Austin. For three days, about one hundred likeminded souls gathered to present, listen and interact around the theme of business as agent of common good. There were so many great ideas, I'll likely be reporting on them for months. One of the …
Posted on November 12, 2008
On December 3, in West Palm Beach, I'll be giving at talk at the Get Down To Business Lunch, hosted by Easter Seals Florida. It's the last talk on the 2008 book tour, a great cause and a wonderful location. I love the Easter Seals mission to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs …
Posted on November 10, 2008
Guest post by Mark J Carter (with Saving The World at Work/Networking For A Cause) When you're networking what are you usually looking for? Clients? If it's business relationships within your own company, then what? For both those cases there's a new reason to network: to become a mentor or find a mentor. Tim says …
Posted on November 7, 2008
I'm at the Conscious Capitalism conference in Austin this week. It was organized by Whole Food's founder and CEO, John Mackey. There are a cavalcade of thought leader gurus here, and one of them is Gary Hamel. He wrote the fabulous book, Leading The Revolution. One of his remarks really struck me: "This country …
Posted on November 6, 2008
Today is my 47th birthday. So far, I've received about 20 thoughtful emails from friends and biz mates wishing me a great day. How do they know it's my birthday? They found out somehow, put it in their calendar and remembered to send me a note or call me today. They also probably voted! I …
Posted on November 6, 2008
Posted by Mark J Carter (with Saving The World at Work & Networking For A Cause) Below is an interview with Chris Brogan. Chris Brogan is a ten year veteran of using social media and technology to build digital relationships for businesses, organizations, and individuals. Chris speaks, blogs, writes articles, and makes media of all …
Posted on November 4, 2008
Here’s one of the most inspiring stories from Saving The World at Work (The Joan story). Joan works in the legal group in one of Microsoft’s business units in Washington. She’s passionate about the environment, and wanted to help Microsoft become a leader in this area. She moved the needle at that massive company by …
